Virgin America plans big YouTube event for Gogo launch

Virgin America will become the second US carrier to offer in-flight broadband connectivity when it launches Aircell’s Gogo service on 22 November (or at least that’s the plan).

The carrier has sent an invite to journalists to participate in a special flight above San Francisco on its beta Wi-Fi aircraft.

But, in “true Virgin fashion”, the airline will launch Gogo “with the first-ever live air-to-ground video transmission, streamed to an audience of millions both online and onstage during an event unlike any other – YouTube Live”.

Press will get a a shot at YouTube stardom by being part of the live broadcast from the plane, says the carrier.

Key caveat:

Guests will be asked to log off the network to preserve bandwidth during the live air-to-ground transmission of the flight.

3 Responses to Virgin America plans big YouTube event for Gogo launch

Why has nobody mentioned BA’s selection of Thales i5000 IFE for their forthcoming deliveries?
A 42+ aircraft order from a tier 1 carrier is huge news for the #2 in the supplier in the market and a big loss for the #1

That is a very interesting revelation. The word from Thales is this: “There will be an official announcement from BA in the coming days on their IFE selections.” The company is declining further comment at this time.